Chapter 979: Don't Let Shan Shan Be Disappointed

Not only could she not make a sound, Shan Shan also discovered she couldn't transform into her true phoenix form, nor could she mobilize her inner strength.

After tossing and turning a few times, she finally realized she was in a dream.

At this moment she was watching a battle… or an internal conflict?

Even though it was a dream scene, Shan Shan still felt it was too real.

Being there in person, watching her own kind slaughter each other, Shan Shan felt her heart dripping blood.

This strange and bloody scene lasted a long time, with phoenixes disappearing one by one from before her eyes, until only two remained.

Those two phoenixes weren't the largest in size, but they were the strongest, their bodies covered in blood.

After everything settled, they both turned their heads in unison to look at Shan Shan.

Having just experienced a battle, their eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light, making Shan Shan's heart tremble as well.

Before Shan Shan could even make sense of the situation, they suddenly flapped their wings and rushed toward her belly, vying to get there first.

Ah!

Shan Shan let out a short, sharp scream and jolted awake.

Everyone was startled and hurriedly asked Shan Shan what was wrong.

Bái Sōnglán withdrew the silver needle, and Shan Shan's brows immediately knotted, her teeth clenched, and a wave of colic pain gripped her lower abdomen.

Li Qingying immediately said, "The two little ones have started, Shan Shan, push."

Shan Shan gripped the sheets tightly with both hands, gathered her strength, and pushed down with all her might.

But what she was thinking about at that moment wasn't giving birth; she was still thinking about the scene from her dream just now.

That was a fetal dream, right?

So, the two in her belly are both little phoenixes?

To seize the chance to be born, do they really have to endure such a horrific slaughter?

They eventually won and became her children—but where did the defeated phoenixes go?

Did they vanish into ashes and smoke?

Or are they hidden somewhere, waiting for the next chance to be born?

Shan Shan's mind was a muddled mess, but her body instinctively pushed under the guidance of Bái Sōnglán and Li Qingying.

Shan Shan didn't know Xiongfeng's condition, but she was still wondering: if the two little ones in her belly are both little phoenixes, would they be viviparous? Would they have a placenta?

If they did, that would be fine—she doesn't want to have another child anytime soon; but if not, she'll still have to strive.

"Shan Shan, give it one more push, it's almost here!"

As soon as Li Qingying's words fell, Erbao was born.

Sanbao followed shortly after.

The two little guys were both viviparous, each with a placenta; at birth they were all bluish-purple, skinny, didn't cry, and looked very weak.

For a moment it couldn't be determined what their true forms were.

No one had time to worry about that now; Li Qingying and Bái Sōnglán each held a child upside down, slapping the soles of their feet and their backs, and after a tense ordeal, the two children finally cried out.

They cried, and their eyes opened as well.

The instant the two children opened their eyes, a feather-shaped mark appeared simultaneously on their foreheads—Erbao's was red, the girl; Sanbao's was black, the boy.

As soon as the feather mark appeared, everyone was certain these two children were little phoenixes beyond doubt.

"Hold them up so I can see." Shan Shan urged.

The two children were simply cleaned and placed in Shan Shan's embrace.

Looking at their bluish-purple bodies all over, Shan Shan became even more convinced that her dream had indeed been a fetal dream.

For these two children to come to her side was also no easy feat.

All three children were born safely, and Shan Shan, unable to hold on, fell into a deep sleep.

Xiao Jiu and Li Qingying helped her wash up, changed her into clean clothes and fresh bedding, and the children were sent to the nursery, where dedicated staff took care of them.

Erbao and Sanbao's placentas were taken away by A Cheng right away.

A Cheng had examined Erbao and Sanbao, confirming they were pure-blooded little phoenixes, and he was overjoyed.

But he couldn't stay guarding the sister and brother pair all the time; he had more important matters to attend to.

A Cheng processed both placentas—one properly preserved, the other directly used as a medicinal guide in a remedy—and after he finished, another hour passed.

During those few hours, Xiongfeng was almost… shattered.

If it weren't for his early fusion of the Dust-Transcending Pearl, he would probably have been crushed to nothing but scraps by now.

Even so, Xiongfeng was utterly exhausted, feeling that vanishing into ashes and smoke was not far off.

His consciousness began to dissipate, and he saw his sister again.

His sister stood before him, reaching out her hand and saying, "Axiu, are you tired? Let sister take you away, let sister take you out of this land of suffering, okay?"

His sister's voice seemed to carry some kind of magic, and Xiongfeng slowly extended his hand toward hers.

If the other end of life is his sister, with his family waiting for him, he would gladly accept it.

Just as Xiongfeng's hand was about to land in his sister's palm, something was stuffed into his mouth.

It was round and smooth, with a pungent medicinal taste, but it dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, and a scorching surge rushed straight into his body.

Xiongfeng's consciousness was suddenly gathered and pulled back.

When he finally saw clearly who stood before him, he could hardly believe his eyes: "Earth… Earth Deity Maiden…"

"I was supposed to bring you the medicine from Shan Shan, but she just gave birth, her body is weak, so I came in her place." Xiao Jiu said, "The pill I just fed you was freshly made by A Cheng; it contains the medicinal guide you need. From now on you may find it hard to endure, but no one can help you—everything must rely on yourself, Xiongfeng. Don't let Shan Shan be disappointed."

Childbirth… medicinal guide…

These two words kept echoing in Xiongfeng's mind—turns out Shan Shan's children have already been born!

And they are viviparous little phoenixes?

The male phoenix's heart, covered in scars, beat violently again.

No wonder the Earth Deity Maiden would say, 'Don't let Shan Shan be disappointed.'

Shan Shan indeed made many sacrifices to help him.

The thought that arose when his consciousness just dissipated has now been completely overturned.

He wants to live!

He wants to seize this hard-won opportunity and walk out alive from the Nirvana Fire Region.

He promised Shan Shan!

And he also wants to see the little phoenix.

In a moment of daze, only the male phoenix remained in the Nirvana Fire Region; Xiao Jiu had already left.

In his body, the medicinal effect has taken effect.

The male phoenix only felt that a surge of qi had arisen inside his body, constantly expanding, as if it would burst his body.

And in fact, that is exactly what ended up happening.

Countless incisions appeared on the male phoenix's body; the incisions split open, and countless pieces of flesh separated in all directions.

This feeling was very strange.

Although all of this was clearly happening to the male phoenix's body, he felt like a bystander, watching his body being torn apart into many pieces, yet he felt no pain.

No, it wasn't that he felt no pain; at first he was also in great pain.

But soon he exhausted the pain and went numb.

The male phoenix closed his eyes; it seemed even this painstakingly crafted medicinal pill could not save him—this Nirvana attempt, he might be destined to fail……